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The Leica SL is described as: "Very heavy", "It might be difficult to tell from images of the camera body, but the Leica SL is enormous", and "everything about the Leica SL is excessive, from its size and weight to..."

Clicking on the Specifications Compared link, we see the Leica SL is labeled with a Body type of Large SLR, the only camera with that designation. All three Canon DSLRs and all three Nikon DSLRs compared in that link are labeled as Mid-size SLR.

Wow, the Leica must be huge! Of course, if you actually scroll down the Specifications Compared list to the bottom and look at Dimensions, the Leica is SMALLER than all compared Canon and Nikon DSLRs. Yet they're labeled as Mid-size while the Leica is Large. Huh.

Marco Nero: The images aren't disappointing although the lens isn't f/1.2 ... and that's where the real magic of the 85mmL lens from Canon lies. I don't think I'll be buying this lens for two reasons: One is because, other than speed, I don't see it exceeding the capabilities of the Canon f/1.2L version. And the other reason is that this site has suddenly taken sides in the US election aftermath...

It disappoints me greatly that political statements are now being (obviously) endorsed by DPreview. Those Lens sample-photograph closeups of Anti-American/Anti-Trump signs (as well as the protesters themselves) are two very different things. One shows an affiliation between the photographer and the protest itself. The closeup of the hate-inspired Trump signs is disgusting to see on a review site. We don't need a socialist agenda here on a camera/tech review site. Disgusting. I'm sorry but I won't buy products when reviewers here use them to endorse political agendas.

If you're headed to the mountains in winter or any snowy environment with elevation, checking the avalanche forecast is as important as checking the weather forecast. Here in Washington State there's the very good Northwest Avalanche Center website: http://www.nwac.us/ I assume other regions have their own avalanche websites to reference. Google it!

noflashplease: Samyang makes the plunge to autofocus.... for the full frame mirrorless Sony A7 series? It goes to show that Canon and Nikon are badly behind in the mirrorless market and full frame is the new normal. Kudos to South Korean Samyang for bringing real competition to the Japanese lens manufacturers.

By choosing FE-mount, these new Samyang lenses will be more prominent and stand out as more desirable because there are few alternatives. If Samyang had gone with Canon or Nikon mounts, they'd face a lot more competition from the vast population of lenses already available.

This excellent advice deserves repeating, and applies to anyone who ventures into the outdoors, not just photographers:

"Let the animal determine the distance, never follow it when it leaves and most importantly, as my friend Ester would say: 'Don't feed the foxes!' What that generally means is 'Don't interfere in the animal's life, just look at it.'"